Sony a1 II Mirrorless Camera (Body Only) - ILCE1M2B.CEC

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FEATURES

50mp Full-Frame Stacked BSI CMOS Sensor
AI Tracking & Human Pose Estimation
8K 30p and 4K 120p Video in 10-Bit
Up to 30 fps Shooting with AF/AE
Pre-Capture & Speed Boost Button
8.5-Stop IBIS + Dynamic Stabilization
9.44-m Dot EVF with 240-Fps Refresh Rate
3.2" 2.1m-Dot 4-Axis Touchscreen LCD
5 GHz MIMO Wi-Fi, 2.5GBASE-T Ethernet
Dual CFexpress Type A/SD Card Slots

Advanced AI processing unit for high-level subject recognition

The α1 II features a dedicated AI processing unit that helps to recognise people more accurately based on human pose estimation and also supports recognition of a wide range of subjects other than people, such as animals, vehicles and insects, with high accuracy. This dramatically improves Real-time Recognition AF and Real-time Tracking capability, and higher overall AF performance.

Improved human eye recognition by up to approximately 30%

Real-time Recognition AF has improved human eye recognition by approximately 30%, with human pose estimation improving recognition of subjects facing away from the camera, wearing sunglasses, or with the face obscured. Recognition of distant human subjects occupying only a small part of the frame has been notably improved, and subjects can be tracked better across occlusions.

A wide variety of subjects accurately recognised

A wider variety of subjects is now recognised for stills and movies, with a new [Auto] mode letting the camera select.5 Recognition of animals overall is improved by approximately 30%, with eyes of some small animals added, and the eyes, heads and faces of animals like dogs and cats recognised. Recognition of birds is improved by 50%3

AF tracking response settable to match subject speed changes

Fast Hybrid AF provides 7596 phase-detection points for tenacious tracking and pinpoint focusing, now with adjustable tracking response speed, useful, for example, in bird photography and light levels down to EV-4.07 in AF-S mode.

Flexible focus area settings

XL and XS focus area spot sizes are now available, as well as L, M, and S. XS can be useful to avoid focusing on foreground objects such as branches. It is also possible to create a custom focus area of a specified size and aspect ratio.

Selectable release time lag

Selectable release time lag modes are available via the [Release Lag] / [Start Display] menu. With blackout occurring on only the first image in a continuous burst, [Fastest Release/On] provides the shortest possible release time lag, while [Stable Release/On] minimises variations in release time lag, making it easier to release the shutter at the intended moment. The default [Auto/Off] setting gives no blackout when shooting is started.

High-speed continuous shooting at full 50.1 MP8 resolution

High-speed continuous shooting at up to 30 fps with full AF/AE tracking is possible at 50.1 MP8 resolution, with up to 120 AF/AE calculations per second9. Blackout-free shooting with no loss of viewfinder image allows seamless framing and capture of the subject as if viewed with the naked eye.

More control over timing to capture decisive moments

Pre-capture retroactively captures moments that occurred before the shutter was released1011, without compromising resolution, even when shooting continuously at up to 30 fps with selectable recording time options. Continuous Shooting Speed Boost can temporarily change the burst speed. Both features reduce the chance of missing that vital instant.

Extraordinary detail with approximately 50.1 effective megapixels

Sony's extensive high-performance G Master line works with the 50.1 megapixel Exmor RS image sensor and BIONZ XR image processing engine to create deep, lifelike, high-resolution rendering. The sensor’s high pixel count means that the resolution is still a very impressive 21 megapixels when shooting in APS-C mode or cropping to APS-C size after shooting.

Selectable RAW image size and quality

Compressed RAW images can be continuously shot at up to 30 fps. For easier handling, as well as L, Lossless Compressed RAW, JPEG and HEIF images are also available in M and S sizes with the same numbers of pixels whether shot in full-frame or APS-C mode, enabling seamless mode switching while maintaining resolution.

High sensitivity, low noise, and wide dynamic range

Feedback from professionals has been taken into account to create highly effective noise reduction without sacrificing image detail, so users can shoot clear images of indoor sports at mid to high sensitivity without hesitation. Dynamic range at lower sensitivities is a wide 15 stops for smooth, realistic gradations.

Consistently accurate exposure and colour

Exposure and colour reproduction are notably improved compared to the α1, with exposure optimised for detected faces in stills and movies, and exposure stability improved by approximately 20% even when the face is backlit, over-illuminated in sunlight, or not facing the camera. White balance is accurate, even for subjects in shade.

Optical 5-axis image stabilisation achieves 8.5-step performance at the centre.

A high-precision image stabilisation unit, advanced gyro sensors, and optimised algorithms detect and correct camera shake for a groundbreaking 8.5-step effect at the centre and 7.0-step at the periphery14 and capture fine details even when shooting handheld. Synchronisation with compatible lenses provides further blur control, even at telephoto focal lengths.

Composite RAW modes for lower noise and higher resolution

Two composite RAW shooting modes are available. The NR Shooting Settings mode captures between 4 and 32 RAW images that can be composited to create a full-resolution image with very low noise, even at mid to high sensitivities. Pixel Shift Multi Shooting captures 4 or 16 pixel-shifted images that are composited to achieve overwhelmingly high resolution19 in a single image. In both cases, the compositing operations are performed using Sony’s Imaging Edge Desktop™ PC application.

SPECIFICATIONS

GENERAL
Camera type	Interchangeable lens digital camera
Lens Mount	E-mount
Image sensor	35mm full frame (35.9 x 24.0 mm), Exmor RS CMOS sensor
Number Of Pixels (Effective)	Still images: Approx. 50.1 megapixels max. Movies: Approx. 42.0 megapixels max.
Number of Pixels (total)	Approx. 50.5 megapixels
Colour temperature range	2500 K - 9900 K
Anti-Dust System	Yes
RECORDING (STILL IMAGES)
Recording Format	JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.32, MPF Baseline compliant), HEIF (MPEG-A MIAF compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 5.0 format
COMPLIANT)
Image Size (pixels) [3:2]	35mm full frame L: 8640 x 5760 (50 M), M: 5616 x 3744 (21 M), S: 4320 x 2880 (12 M)
Image Quality Modes	RAW JPEG HEIF (4:2:0 / 4:2:2) RAW & JPEG RAW & HEIF
RAW Output	Yes
RECORDING SYSTEM (MOVIE)
Video Compression	XAVC S: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 XAVC HS: MPEG-H HEVC/H.265
Audio Recording Format	LPCM 2ch (48 kHz 16 bit), LPCM 2ch (48 kHz 24 bit)2 , LPCM 4ch (48 kHz 24 bit)2
Movie recording format (XAVC HS 8K)	7680 x 4320 (4:2:0, 10bit) (Approx.) 29.97p (400 Mbps / 200 Mbps), 25p (400 Mbps / 200 Mbps), 23.98p (400 Mbps / 200 Mbps)
Movie recording format (XAVC HS 8K)	7680 x 4320 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.) 29.97p (520 Mbps / 260 Mbps), 25p (520 Mbps / 260 Mbps), 23.98p (520 Mbps / 260 Mbps)
Movie recording format (XAVC HS 4K)	3840 x 2160 (4:2:0, 10bit) (Approx.) 119.88p (200 Mbps), 100p (200 Mbps), 59.94p (150 Mbps / 75 Mbps / 45 Mbps), 50p (150 Mbps / 75 Mbps / 45 Mbps), 23.98p (100 Mbps / 50 Mbps / 30 Mbps)
Movie recording format (XAVC HS 4K)	3840 x 2160 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.) 119.88p (280 Mbps), 100p (280 Mbps), 59.94p (200 Mbps / 100 Mbps), 50p (200 Mbps / 100 Mbps), 23.98p (100 Mbps / 50 Mbps)
Movie recording format (XAVC S 4K)	3840 x 2160 (4:2:0, 8bit) (Approx.) 119.88p (200 Mbps), 100p (200 Mbps), 59.94p (150 Mbps), 50p (150 Mbps), 29.97p (100 Mbps / 60 Mbps), 25p (100 Mbps / 60 Mbps), 23.98p (100 Mbps / 60 Mbps)
Movie recording format (XAVC S 4K)	3840 x 2160 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.) 119.88p (280 Mbps), 100p (280 Mbps), 59.94p (200 Mbps), 50p (200 Mbps), 29.97p (140 Mbps), 25p (140 Mbps), 23.98p (100 Mbps)
Movie recording format (XAVC S HD)	1920 x 1080 (4:2:0, 8bit) (Approx.) 119.88p (100 Mbps / 60 Mbps), 100p (100 Mbps / 60 Mbps), 59.94p (50 Mbps / 25 Mbps), 50p (50 Mbps / 25 Mbps), 29.97p (50 Mbps / 16 Mbps), 25p (50 Mbps / 16 Mbps), 23.98p (50 Mbps)
Movie recording format (XAVC S HD)	1920 x 1080 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.) 59.94p (50 Mbps), 50p (50 Mbps), 29.97p (50 Mbps), 25p (50 Mbps), 23.98p (50 Mbps)
Movie recording format (XAVC S-I 4K)	3840 x 2160 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.) 59.94p (600 Mbps), 50p (500 Mbps), 29.97p (300 Mbps), 25p (250 Mbps), 23.98p (240 Mbps)
Movie recording format (XAVC S-I HD)	1920 x 1080 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.) 59.94p (222 Mbps), 50p (185 Mbps), 29.97p (111 Mbps), 25p (93 Mbps), 23.98p (89 Mbps)
MOVIE FUNCTION
Slow & Quick Motion (S&Q)	Yes
Proxy recording	Yes
TC/UB	Yes
RAW Output	Yes (HDMI)
RECORDING SYSTEM
Memory Card Slot	SLOT1: Multi slot for SD (UHS-I/II compliant) memory card / CFexpress Type A card SLOT2: Multi slot for SD (UHS-I/II compliant) memory card / CFexpress Type A card
FOCUS SYSTEM
Type	Fast Hybrid AF (phase-detection AF / contrast-detection AF)
Focus Point	Still images: Max. 759 points (phase-detection AF) Movies: Max. 759 points (phase-detection AF)
Focus Sensitivity Range	EV-4 to EV20 (ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached in AF-S)
Recognition target (Still images)	Auto, Human, Animal, Bird, Insect, Car, Train, Airplane
Recognition target (Movies)	Auto, Human, Animal, Bird, Insect, Car, Train, Airplane
Other Features	AF Level for Crossing (Still) AF Track for Speed Change (Still) AF Subj. Shift Sensitivity (Movie) AF Transition Speed (Movie) Switch V/H AF Area AF Area Regist. Circ. of Focus Point Focus Map (Movie) AF Assist (Movie)
AF Illuminator	Yes (with Built-in LED type)
EXPOSURE CONTROL
Metering Type	1200-zone evaluative metering
Metering Sensitivity	EV-3 to EV20 (ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached)
Exposure Compensation	+/- 5.0 EV (1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable)
ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)	Still images: ISO 100 - 32000 (expandable to ISO 50 - 102400), AUTO (ISO 100 - 12800, selectable lower limit and upper limit)
ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)	Movies: ISO 100 - 32000 equivalent, AUTO (ISO 100 - 12800, selectable lower limit and upper limit)
Anti-flicker Shoot.	Yes
VIEWFINDER
Viewfinder Type	1.6 cm (0.64 type) electronic viewfinder (Quad-XGA OLED)
Number of Dots	9 437 184 dots
Magnification	Approx. 0.90x (with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m^-1)
Dioptre Adjustment	-4.0 to +3.0 m^-1
Eye Point	Approx. 25 mm from the eyepiece lens, 21 mm from the eyepiece frame at -1 m^-1 (CIPA standard)
Finder Frame Rate Selection	NTSC mode: STD 60fps / HI 120fps / HIGHER 240fps, PAL mode: STD 50fps / HI 100fps / HIGHER 200fps*3
LCD SCREEN
Type	8.0 cm (3.2-type) type TFT
Touch Panel	Yes
Number of Dots	2 095 104 dots
Adjustable Angle	Opening Angles (approx.): Up 98 °, down 40 °, side 180 °, rotation 270 °
OTHER FEATURES
Feature	Soft Skin Effect Creative Look Custom function Picture Profile Time-lapse Auto Framing Pre-Capture Continuous Shooting Speed Boost NR Shooting Framing Stabilizer
Clear Image Zoom	Approx. 2x Approx. 1.5x (4K), Approx. 2x (HD)
SHUTTER
Shutter type	Auto / Mechanical shutter / Electronic shutter
Shutter Speed	Still images (Electronic shutter): 1/32000 to 30 s Still images (Mechanical shutter): 1/8000 to 30 s, Bulb Movies: 1/8000 to 1 s
Flash Sync. Speed	1/400 s (35mm full frame), 1/500 s (APS-C)
Electronic Front Curtain Shutter	Yes
IMAGE STABILIZATION
Type	Image sensor-shift mechanism with 5- axis compensation (compensation depends on lens specifications)
Compensation Effect	Center 8.5 stops and Periphery 7.0 stops (based on CIPA2024 standard. Pitch/Yaw/Roll compensation. With FE 50mm F1.2 GM lens mounted. Long exposure NR off.)
Mode	Still images: On / Off Movie: Dynamic active / Active / Standard / Off
FLASH
Flash Control	Pre-flash TTL
Flash Compensation	+/- 3.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps)
External Flash Compatibility	Sony α System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe, attach the shoe adaptor for flash compatible with Auto-lock accessory shoe
DRIVE
Continuous Drive Speed (approx. max.)	AUTO/Electronic shutter: Hi+: 30 fps Mechanical shutter: Hi+: 10 fps
No. of recordable frames (approx.)	JPEG Extra fine L: 190 frames JPEG Fine L: 400 frames JPEG Extra fine L: 400 frames RAW: 240 frames RAW & JPEG: 200 frames RAW (Uncompressed): 84 frames RAW (Uncompressed) & JPEG: 80 frames RAW (Lossless Compressed): 100 frames RAW (Lossless Compressed) & JPEG: 86 frames
Pixel Shift Multi Shooting	Yes (4 shots / 16 shots)*6
PLAYBACK
Modes	Enlarged display mode Protect Rating Shot Mark (Movie) Divider Frame Crop Photo Capture
ACCESSIBILITY
Functions	Screen Reader Focus Magnifier Focus Map (Movie) Peaking Display Subject Recognition in AF Touch Focus Touch Tracking Touch Shutter Touch AE Multi-angle LCD screen Custom function Enlarge Menu Screen
INTERFACE
PC Interface	Mass-storage / MTP
Multi / Micro USB Terminal	Yes
USB Type-C® Terminal	Yes (SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps (USB 3.2) compatible) -
Sync Terminal	Yes
Wireless LAN (Built-In)	Yes (Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz band/5 GHz band))8 9
Bluetooth	Yes (Bluetooth Standard Ver. 5.0 (2.4 GHz band))
HDMI output	HDMI connector (Type-A) "3840 x 2160 (59.94p / 50p / 29.97p / 25p / 23.98p) / 1920 x 1080 (59.94p / 50p / 23.98p) / 1920 x 1080 (59.94i / 50i), YCbCr 4:2:2 10bit / RGB 8bit 7680 x 4320 (29.97p / 25p / 23.98p), YCbCr 4:2:0 8bit / RGB 8Bit" 4332x2446 (59.94p / 50p / 29.97p / 25p / 23.98p) , Raw 16bit
Multi Interface Shoe	Yes (with Digital Audio Interface)
Mic Terminal	Yes (3.5 mm Stereo minijack)
Headphone Terminal	Yes (3.5 mm Stereo minijack)
Remote Control (Wireless)	Yes (Bluetooth remote control)
LAN terminal	Yes (2.5GBASE-T, 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX)
Functions	FTP Transfer Func. (Wired LAN, USB Tethering, Wi-Fi) Send to smartphone Remote control via smartphone Remote Shooting
USB STREAMING
Video data format	MJPEG YUV420*12
Video resolution	3840 x 2160 (15p / 30p) 3840 x 2160 (12.5p / 25p) 1920 x 1080 (30p / 60p) 1920 x 1080 (25p / 50p) 1280 x 720 (30p) 1280 x 720 (25p)
Audio data format	LPCM 2ch (16bit 48 kHz)
NETWORK STREAMING
Video data format	MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 MPEG-H HEVC/H.265*13
Video resolution	3840 x 2160 (30p) 3840 x 2160 (25p) 2560 x 1440 (30p) 2560 x 1440 (25p) 1920 x 1080 (30p / 60p) 1920 x 1080 (25p / 50p) 1280 x 720 (30p / 60p) 1280 x 720 (25p / 50p)
Audio data format	AAC-LC 2ch (16bit 48 kHz)
Protocol	RTMP RTMPS SRT
AUDIO
Microphone	Built-in, stereo Built-in, voice memo
Speaker	Built-in, monaural
LENS COMPENSATION
Setting	Shading, Chromatic Aberration, Distortion, Breathing (Movie)
POWER
Supplied Battery	One rechargeable battery pack NP-FZ100
Battery Life (Still Images)	Approx. 420 shots (Viewfinder) / Approx. 520 shots (LCD monitor) (CIPA standard)
Battery Life (Movie, actual recording)	Approx. 85 min (Viewfinder) / Approx. 90 min (LCD monitor) (CIPA standard)
Battery Life (Movie, continuous recording)	Approx. 140 min (Viewfinder) / Approx. 150 min (LCD monitor) (CIPA standard)
Internal Battery Charge	Yes (Available with USB Type-C Terminal. USB Power Delivery support)
USB Power supply	Yes (Available with USB Type-C Terminal. USB Power Delivery support)
Power consumption with Viewfinder	Still images: Approx. 4.7 W (with FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached) Movies: Approx. 7.0 W (with FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached)
Power consumption with LCD screen	Still images: Approx. 3.8 W (with FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached) Movies: Approx. 6.6 W (with FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached)
WEIGHT
Weight (with battery and memory card included)	Approx. 743 g Approx. 1 lb 10.3 oz
Body only	Approx. 658 g Approx. 1 lb 7.3 oz
DIMENSIONS
Dimensions (W x H x D)	Approx. 136.1 x 96.9 x 82.9 mm, Approx. 136.1 x 96.9 x 72.8 mm (FROM GRIP TO MONITOR) Approx. 5 3/8 x 3 7/8 x 3 3/8 inches, Approx. 5 3/8 x 3 7/8 x 2 7/8 inches (FROM GRIP TO MONITOR)
OPERATING TEMPERATURE
Operating Temperature	0 - 40 ℃ / 32 - 104 °F
SUPPLIED ACCESSORY
Supplied Accessory	Rechargeable Battery NP-FZ100 Battery Charger BC-ZD1 Cable Protector Shoulder strap Body cap Accessory shoe cap Eyepiece cup (FDA-EP19) Eyepiece cup (FDA-EP21) 1 Number of effective pixels varies depending on attached lenses and camera settings. 2 When using accessories that support 4ch output / 24 bits with the Multi Interface Shoe. 3 When [Finder Frame Rate] is set to [HI+], [Standard] is not available in [Viewfinder Magnification]. 4 With compatible Sony external flash 5 Varies according to shooting conditions or memory card used 6 Images shot in Pixel Shift Multi Shooting mode can be processed using a dedicated imaging software by Sony. 7 Supports Micro USB compatible device. 8 (Configuration method/Access method) WPS or manually /infrastructure mode. When connecting to smartphones, the camera can always work as a base without a wireless access point. (Security: WEP/WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK/WPA3-SAE) 9 Models sold in some countries/regions support IEEE 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz) wireless LAN only. 10 (Configuration method/Access method) WPS or manually /infrastructure mode. When connecting to smartphones, the camera can always work as a base without a wireless access point. (Security: WEP/WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK) 11 Sony accessories for the Accessory Shoe can be attached. 12 When [Resolution] is set to [HD(720p)], [MJPEG] is only available. 13 When [Protocol] is set to [RTMP/RTMPS], [MPEG-4 AVC/H.264] is only available. 14 The LCD screen is turned on, shot once every 30 seconds, operate zoom alternately between W and T ends, flash strobe once every two times, turn power off and on once every ten times. *15 Indication recording time, which is defined by repeating the cycle: Power on, start recording, zoom , stand-by and power off.